The Life of Kenneth Washington Sgt Richard Baker Hogan's Heroes TV Show

[@telluride4017]

Your channel is like comfort food! Brings back so many fond memories of my childhood! Thanks!!

[@luckygirl1939]

I personally know him, and he is alive and well, and living in Los Angeles.

[@CoolClassics]

You should interview him and share some of his history! I do have a mistake in this video. He is very hard to find info on 🙂👍

[@haywoodyoudome]

Proof please.

[@michaelwright3440]

Really, that's great. Please let him know that he's still beloved as a member of Hogans Heroes and I will speak for everyone when I say I wish he would get a facebook page or something where his fans (like me) can show our love.

[@hiddenrio]

Thanks for that. He went back to school in the 80s and I had the pleasure of getting to know him a little bit in a philosophy class. I was an undiagnosed autistic girl and had trouble making friends but we hit it off pretty well. Very sweet man. I just found myself wondering what had become of him and found this video. Glad to know he's doing well.

[@davef.2329]

Hey, that's great! Plz. tell him we all said hello and best wishes!

[@dmax64]

Really interesting video. All the mystery surrounding Kenneth Washinton leaves you wanting more much more. Thanks for sharing.

[@CoolClassics]

I really tried digging around but there is not anything out there. It is kinda strange. 🤔

[@patrickperalta59]

@@CoolClassics If Kenneth Washington is still alive then Robert Clary is not the last Cast member of Hogan's Heroes who is still alive.

[@kb1kos]

I always thought that Baker wasn't so obvious because they were downplaying the switch. Thanks for this video. I was a Trekkie, and I never noticed him there. Maybe, if he's still alive, Mr. Washington can see this and respond...

[@scottshipps3614]

Kenneth is still alive he also played a gas station attendant on a Police story episode he was a good actor I like his character as Sargent Baker

[@naj1016]

Do you know where he is today?

[@kimmickal]

So handsome! I hope his family and friends will give us more information.

[@Underdog2020USA]

This video is awesome! In the section showing a clip from O'Hara, U.S. Treasury the actor shown is not Kenneth Washington! That is actor Felton Perry, although actor Kenneth Washington did appear on the television show O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series 1971-1972) Kenneth Washington as Marv Dixon

[@CoolClassics]

Yeah I got screwed up on that clip, because the one on KZbin was titled wrong. Once I downloaded and used the clip, it was too late. Now the other clip from O'Hara US Treasury, is gone from KZbin.

[@jons.6216]

Well, as of 2022 he and Robert Clary are about the only surviving main cast members from Hogan's Heroes! Some of the guests are still living too like Nita Talbot who played Marya.

[@neffers3914]

unfortunately robert clary has now died :( nov 16th

[@osopolar2022]

I always wanted to see a conclusion to this show (Hogan's Heroes) where they get liberated and what happened to each of them after the war ended. I wonder if there was a script for the following year that was just put on someone's shelf?

[@rino7789]

I wanted to see Klink finally make it to general.

[@jsfbr]

There was a plan to revive the series. It would take place in the US with descendants of the original characters. I can't recall the details. It's in the Bob Crane's biography that his son authored. Excellent reading, for those like me who love Bob and "Hogan's Heroes".

[@rogerlynch5279]

Just today I thought, I want that done by you and here the portrait is, almost as ordered:::) Thanks. !

[@krazyhorse448]

He's still alive and along with Robert Clary, they are the last 2 main characters, Gavin MacLeod is still alive but he wasn't a main, he's 90, he was in 4 episodes of our beloved HH's, he might be the last of the extras from the show still with us.

[@krazyhorse448]

Opps, Nita Talbot the "Sexy as heck Russian" is 91. Her famous "Hogan Darling" was her catch phrase

[@CoolClassics]

I still want to make a video on her too. She was awesome!

[@squint04]

Gavin, is probably one of the last cast members living from McHale's Navy as well. Another funny show!!

[@krazyhorse448]

@@CoolClassics I think she was pregnant in a episode.

[@ronaldschild157]

@@squint04 I always remember Gavin MacLeod best as "Murray Slaughter" from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". I do remember him in "McHale's Navy" but, like I stated, Murray on "MTM" best of all.

[@coreylevine3856]

He now the last surviving members of the cast of Hogan's Heroes

[@johnschultz9947]

Thanks, it makes me wonder.

[@jeffreytinacanine5026]

The clip from O'Hara looked like Felton Perry.

[@CoolClassics]

I just looked him up and I believe you are correct. So this makes about 8 of the IMDb listings incorrect. It also shortens the career of Kenneth Washington.

[@jeffreytinacanine5026]

@@CoolClassics I think being a actor of color at that time must have been a strange, hard road of stereotypes and horseshit

[@CoolClassics]

@@jeffreytinacanine5026 Oh, for sure! You can see how most shows relegated them to smaller roles. Such a shame! Some Great actors got pushed aside 😒

[@bryankolen7265]

Yes that was Felton Perry.

[@gregoryyoung9148]

It is Felton Perry. That is not Kenneth Washington. White people can not recognized black people like black people can. I remember him from Magnum Force in 1973. That is a part of the Dirty Harry Movies.

[@NebulaM57]

I don't know if this is still possible but I'd like to see a bio on Arlene Martel (Tiger). She was an amazing character with such beautiful features. Those big eye and great smile. And her accent was lovely! Any chance you could do a video on her? I love what you do here! Keep up the great work!

[@sherrytruitt1028]

This is great. I have I dream of Jennie full series set. I'll watch out for him next time I watch. I recognize the That Girl episode. It's being replayed on TV. Good lookin' guy, great actor.

[@CoolClassics]

I am going to buy the I Dream Of Jeannie box set eventually. They just do not play them on the channels we get around here. Some good shows really got pushed aside.

[@sherrytruitt1028]

@@CoolClassics So true. So I said I got dream of Jennie. I have all episodes of bewitched. I want to get i love lucy.

[@cdgates1]

It currently airs on antenna tv monday thru Saturday

[@kellybrown685]

The shows from the 50s and 60s were saved on FILM. The shows from the 70s were on video tape.

[@0623kaboom]

to be more accurate the early shows are digitally remastered from the original film the 70's were not done as they went from film to tape and then direct to cd and dvd then blue ray .. but werent remastered as the tapes hadnt degraded enough to warrant the thousands of dollars to remaster them for EACH episode That is why the quality varies so much

[@rino7789]

Cool Classics should address the Rural Purge of 1970-71 when CBS canned all of its lineup from the 60s. Hogan's Heroes was one of them.

[@CoolClassics]

Yeah that was some crap!

[@andricorayford]

@@CoolClassics did you do a video on it?

[@andrewswift2727]

I think the guy in the Harry O clip is a different actor. Thanks for your videos I enjoy your work.

[@CoolClassics]

Yep, turns out he is really Felton Perry. So Kenneth's IMDb is all jacked up and his career is even shorter.

[@andrewswift2727]

@@CoolClassics Thanks for the update and thanks AGAIN for the videos.

[@michaelwright3440]

You know, you are exactly right. The actor in that clip is named FELTON PERRY. He was Clint Eastwood's partner in 'Magnum Force. Btw, the clip is from a show called, O'hara U.S. treasury and not Harry O.

[@darinsingleton3553]

Just FYI: imdb is notoriously flawed when it comes to tracking actors who are not major stars. A lot of erroneous information, which is left to the actors themselves to monitor and correct. Obviously, it can be helpful, but it is by no means a definitive source. And, also, just to let you know, the actor in the David Jansen clip is not Kenneth Washington. It's Felton Perry.

[@rino7789]

You are correct, I have found errors on IMDB as well.

[@uranusimploding9830]

" Unless your grow'n, SIT DOWN ! " ..... good ole Jack Webb ...... lmao

[@CoolClassics]

🤣

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

Strange that there is so little info on this actor. Maybe, like you said , there may have been another actor with the same name and the info is getting confused.....it is still odd though.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Awesome video

[@CoolClassics]

Glad you enjoyed it😁

[@randytetznercfi]

SAG should have allowed only one Kenneth Washington in the books.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

And they usually do. David Bowie had to change his name from David Jones, for example.

[@debtompkins5363]

always wondered why there was no episodee eexplaining the character transfer'

[@sdgakatbk]

More Hogan's Heroes videos? You're talking my language! They had a number of excellent guest stars you haven't touched on that would be good subjects for videos. How about Nita Talbot who played the Russian woman Marya and Bernard Fox who played Colonel Crittendon? Both were EXCELLENT on the show! A couple others that weren't in as many episodes that I think would have interesting videos are Oscar Beregi and J. Pat O Malley. I'll also suggest Hans Conried who played Major Bonacelli in the episode the Pizza Parlor which I thought was very funny.

[@CoolClassics]

I have planned on Nita and Bernard but the others are great suggestions too! Keep them coming :)

[@cantrn5937]

Metv on directv runs Adam 12 daily, I watch sometimes bc it’s new to me. I’ll look for him. Wow he was on petticoat junction

[@MARIEDWIGHT1]

Do you have any information on the other African American prisoners that played on Hogan’s Heroes?

[@shakaama]

From an interview with Ivan, He was treated like a dog after the cameras were off. He hated being in Hollywood, which is why he moved to France. I think this guy suffered, because Ivan's exit was public and he made no bones about it. Hollywood, instead of correcting their behavior, blames all the Black actors that come after the one that tells them off. Hence the reason why my career never took off. I got the "you're perfect for the role, but I can't hire you," or "I can't put a Black guy in the leading role, the producers would murder me" #sigh

[@pamelamays4186]

Oddly, Kinchloe's absence was never explained.

[@CoolClassics]

Nope and Baker got less screen time than Kinch. I think it all caught them off guard. Just like the cancellation of the series in the off season.

[@darkwood777]

They wouldn't be able to explain it and also keep referring to Klink's record of no escapes, so it was just never brought up. I wonder if Ivan Dixon recommended Kenneth to replace him?

[@iananderson7883]

They never explained how they constructed the elaborate tunnel system or established escape network either. The series seems to take place during '43 - '44 though. Doesn't follow any timeline though. They also don't explain the Fraueine Helga / Hilda change. In some episodes Schultz In fact the show was so far fetched and off the wall just about nothing is really explained for that matter.

[@andrewbyrne2173]

They might have arranged a prisoner exchange, a German for an American. That's how I would have done it.

[@iananderson7883]

@@andrewbyrne2173 But Kinch was a key player in Hogan's operation why would they want to get rid of him that way? They could have killed him off. What is also weird is that Kinch was replaced by another black guy. Is it just black guys who are communications experts? Why am I worried about a sitcom that is 50 years-old?

[@cmack2769]

That does not look like Kenneth Washington on O’Hara United States Treasury. I know that actor and it’s not Mr. Washington. Just looked it up and the actor you showed in the clip is Felton Perry.

[@raybon7939]

My take on this is a house in east l.a. in the 1960s and 1970s would been cheap under 5000. So he could of done these but parts for ever. Couldn't do it today.

[@innertube205]

I wonder if any of the studios he worked for could fill in the missing information for you.

[@andrewbyrne2173]

I recognised him from star trek, but I don't think he had many memorable roles. More of a jobbing actor. I'm guessing he quit acting when he had a family, and needed a steady income.

[@pamelamays4186]

Interesting that he and Shatner again appeared together on the same show years after Star Trek.

[@CoolClassics]

Yeah I thought that was cool too!

[@darkwood777]

If he started out in acting as a baby, then he most likely was born in the LA area. Maybe one or both of his parents had some connection to the film or TV industry. Maybe they were actors as well, or worked behind the scenes? Just speculating.

[@CoolClassics]

Hmm and going off of that, maybe his father was named Kenneth Washington and acted too? That could explain the confusion with IMDb. 🤔

[@darkwood777]

@@CoolClassics There was an actor named Kenny Washington who was also a famous football player in the 1940s for UCLA and the LA Rams, but his son Kenneth Jr was a baseball player and not an actor. By the way, Kenny Washington's father was the actor Blue Washington. So this may explain the confusion on IMDB, but sadly it is not the family of Kenneth from Hogan's Heroes, unless Kenny was an uncle of Kenneth. Hope this doesn't confuse anyone. LOL By the way, you can see Kenny on an episode of You Bet Your Life here on KZbin. It is the episode with Jack Lalaine in it.

[@CoolClassics]

@@darkwood777 Great info! Thanks man!

[@cdgates1]

He might have been born in 1936 instead of 1946

[@jmellon9701]

That car looks like the Green Acres car.

[@jatigre1]

I don't think that's him @ 7:16

[@CoolClassics]

If it isn't him, then IMDb is wrong again. When I looked up some of the other parts he played, they clearly were not him either. It is like he just disappeared.

[@smc4958]

Might be Felton Perry.

[@TTV_SpaceClix]

Yeahhh

[@FreyaTait]

Kenneth Washington is not that unusual a name. Could there have been someone else who was doing these things while Hogan's fifth hero was a child?

[@mrpeel3239]

Didn't he switch to directing?

[@cdgates1]

No

[@mousemd]

Maybe Kerry Washington was a daughter or some kind of relation?

[@hifijohn]

the scene from star trek makes little sense, here a woman clearly not part of the crew asks a question, he more than happily gives all this information which I'm assuming is classified then calls for Scotty.

[@CoolClassics]

While looking for a scene with Kenneth I watched a couple more clips. The woman can teleport anywhere she wants. Kirk and a few more of the crew got trapped down on her planet by her. She gets on the enterprise and acts like she can help them.

[@hifijohn]

@@CoolClassics Yes Im very familiar with the scene the episode and all of star trek which I have been watching since I was a little kid.

[@lucianaobermuller5902]

Klein aber fein

[@IGNITE357]

Could he be a clone?

[@TEXASLOYAL]

☝️st

[@CoolClassics]

Holy Light Speed Batman! That was Fast! 😲 First Like too? 👍

[@julieviola6787]

I did not care for Sgt Baker I found him to be boring and dull, he did not have what my Sgt Kintchloe had!

[@dianeeyestone2040]

He could be only as interesting as the writers made him.